Table 2
Means, standard deviations (S.D.), coefficient alpha estimates, and composite reliability estimates (CRCMM) for Medical Outcomes Study social support factors, by language of interview, household population aged 55 or older, Canada excluding territories, 1998/1999
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Scale | Language of interview | |||||||
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English (n = 2,642) | French (n = 489) | |||||||
Mean | S.D. | alpha | CRCMM | Mean | S.D. | alpha | CRCMM | |
Tangible support | 13.54 | 3.47 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 12.69 | 4.89 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
Affectionate support | 10.30 | 2.58 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 9.55 | 3.52 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
Positive social interaction | 13.14 | 3.52 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 12.62 | 4.41 | 0.93 | 0.94 |
Emotional/Informational support | 26.37 | 6.79 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 24.93 | 9.12 | 0.96 | 0.96 |
Note: Normalized survey sampling weights and Taylor linearization method were used. Source: 1998/1999 National Population Health Suvey, household component. |
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